Tabanus triceps Thunberg, 1827
Tabanus triceps Thunberg, 1827. Nova Acta Uppsala, 9: 59.
Tabanus tenens Walker, 1850. Insecta Saundersiana, Dipt. 1: 49.
Tabanus strophiatus Surcouf, 1923. Bull. Soc. Entomol. France, 1923: 197.
Distribution
India (Widespread), Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar.
Diagnosis
This species is a member of the striatus complex. Medium sized (12−14cm) flies with three fulvous stripes on reddish-brown abdomen. Scutum dull brown to black with faint stripes. Head with frontal callus well developed; basal callus broad not touching compound eye, median callus as broad as basal one.
References
Thunberg, C. P. 1827. Tabani septendecim novae species descriptae. Nova Acta Upsala, 9: 53−62.
Walker, F. 1850. Diptera. In Saunders, W.W., ed., Insects Saundersiana: Part I (iv)+1-75, plates.
Surcouf, J. 1923. Note Synonymique sur un- Diptera piqueur (Taon) de l' Inde. Bull. Ent. Soc. Fr: 196-197.